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Blakely Rose

118 replies

cammylou · 25/09/2019 18:14

Don’t be too harsh please. I have a very different taste to many of you on here... for example Elizabeth, Eleanor, Genevieve etc aren’t for me at all. If it’s horrendous please tell me, without the patronising comments.
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Celebelly · 25/09/2019 19:21

It's weirdly awkward to say, for some reason. Think it's the 'l and 'ly' so close together. It's not a name that rolls off the tongue.

Beckham19 · 25/09/2019 19:19

My daughter is called Blake. We call her Blakely, as a nickname.

I wasn't sure at first and it took a few weeks for it to settle but I love it now, and couldn't imagine her being anything other than, Blake Smile

CatrionaTheCatfish · 25/09/2019 19:18

I know a little Blakely! I like it.

yetanothernane · 25/09/2019 19:17

*assmed it was boys due to the Blake part. Sorry for typo

AverageMummy · 25/09/2019 19:17

I do think it sounds awful I’m sorry
Rose is beautiful and classy - Blakely is terrible

I do know what you mean about mumsnet tastes - seem to be quite middle class so things like hyphenated names are an absolute no or names like Jayden etc whereas in society there are clearly lots of people who like those sorts of names. I would put Blakely in that category.

yetanothernane · 25/09/2019 19:17

Blakeley is a bit of a mouthfull. I struggle with the 'ley' part on the end. I also assumed it was a boys name due to the Blake part.

Have you had any other ideas?

LG93 · 25/09/2019 19:16

Blakely sounds too much like Blake lively rolled into a single name for me

Disfordarkchocolate · 25/09/2019 19:15

Massively showing my age but I kept seeing Blakey as in On the Buses. It just feels a little clumsy to my ears.

ifigoup · 25/09/2019 19:13

I think it’s quite pretty. Not really to my taste, but a perfectly nice name.

UrsulaPandress · 25/09/2019 19:12

Was going to mention the grim Manchester suburb but see someone else already has.

whatausername · 25/09/2019 19:12

IA with @bridgetreilly and @DelphiniumBlue. Just use Blake.

SoftBlocks · 25/09/2019 19:11

Sorry don’t like it.

painauchocolat84 · 25/09/2019 19:09

Rose is nice though!

painauchocolat84 · 25/09/2019 19:08

I really don’t like Blakey... sorry OP.

MikeUniformMike · 25/09/2019 18:59

Bleakley Rose
Blake is better than Blakeley.

TamarindCove · 25/09/2019 18:51

I don't think it sounds very nice at all, sorry.

I agree with those that have said the two l's make is a bit cumbersome and also the poster who said it sounds like Surname, First Name.

IndianaMoleWoman · 25/09/2019 18:50

Blackley (pronounced blakely) is a really rough part of Manchester, so that’s my first association I’m afraid.

userabcname · 25/09/2019 18:49

I quite like it OP. I did initially think it a little odd but actually it's grown on me.

Morado · 25/09/2019 18:47

@ButteryXYZ she doesn't need to nae her daughter Blakely for you to know that. There were 6 girls names Blakely in 2017... not sure about 2018. Just check the ONS.

FawnDrench · 25/09/2019 18:42

Not very keen - Blakely sounds like a place to me, and Blakely Rose like a specific genus of flower.

DPotter · 25/09/2019 18:40

Sorry but Blakely Rose sounds like surname, first name to me

Clangus00 · 25/09/2019 18:38

Blakely Ivy is nicer.

Goingbacktokansascity · 25/09/2019 18:37

It’s a no from me

ButteryXYZ · 25/09/2019 18:36

My daughter's name is Blakely!! 💗

We initially picked out Blake as we expected to have a boy (already have 2 boys) and surprise surprise she was a girl! So Blakely it was.

Honestly I know a lot of people here don't love the name. It's more popular back where we are from. But everyone who meets her just loves her and we always get compliments on her name. If you search for Blakely on Pinterest the most adorable pictures and signs come up and that's what convinced me.

I hope you end up going with Blakely Rose so that there is more than just 1 Blakely in the UK.

Morado · 25/09/2019 18:36

I like the less common names usually but Blakely is a bit of a mouthful. As a pp said, the double 'L' is a bit awkward. And I don't think it goes with Rose.

Plus you say you have different taste but Rose as a middle name is veeeeery common.

Blake is nicer.